This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the United States women's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The United States women's national water polo team has participated in 6 of 6 official women's water polo tournaments.
| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame | |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo | |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
See also: National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament.
Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments.
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women).
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers.
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
See also: List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers.
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Last updated: 1 April 2021.
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 59 | 66.1% | ||||||
| 11 | 24 | 19 | 38 | 50.0% | |||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 68 | 60.3% | Starting goalkeeper | |||||
| 12 | Nicolle Payne (2) | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 25 | 49 | 92 | 53.3% | Starting goalkeeper | |||||
| 13 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | |||||||
| 2012 | 1 | Elizabeth Armstrong (2) | 29 | 53 | 101 | 52.5% | Starting goalkeeper | ||||
| 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||
| 2016 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 60.0% | ||||||
| 13 | 21 | 51 | 79 | 64.6% | Starting goalkeeper | ||||||
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won): 0
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 17 | 23 | 73.9% | 2016 (17/23) | 22/22 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | 18 | 72.2% | 2000 (1/1) | 2004 (0/0) | 2008 (11/15) | 2012 (1/2) | 22/34 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 2004 (5/5) | 24/24 | ||||||||||
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Guy Baker guided the United States women's team to three Olympic medals in a row between 2000 and 2008.
Adam Krikorian coached the United States women's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016.
| Rk | Head coach | Nationality | Birth | Age | Women's team | Tournaments (finish) | Period | Medals | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | G | S | B | T | |||||||||
| 1 |  | 2000 (2nd) | 2004 (3rd) | 2008 (2nd) | 8 years | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | | 38–42 | 2012 (1st) | 2016 (1st) | 4 years | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
See also: List of Olympic champions in women's water polo.